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L. G. PEEL. Cotton Press.

No. 242,034. Patented May 24, |881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAWSON 'Gn PEEL, OF HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI.

COTTON-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,034, dated May 24, 1881.

Application filed March 3, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it knownV that I, LAWSON G. PEEL, of Hazlehurst, in the county of Copiah, and Ain the State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton- Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a l'ull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lheletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a cotton-press in which the follower is elevated by means of togglejoints. i

Theinvention consistsin an improved means of connecting the levers which operate the follower and the compressing-levers, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical section taken through the main frame of the press and the box in which the follower works. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the under side ot' the follower and the toggle-joints, and Fig. 3 represents a portion of one ot' the toggle-joints.

The main frame of the press is principally composed ofthe lower horizontal bars or sills, AA, the corner standards, B B, the top bars, O C, the side bars, D D, and the cross-bars E E, all securedk together to form a strong substantial frame.

F indicates the follower, which works up and down .within the box or casing G; and H H indicate the sliding doors, which are supported above the follower upon ways I I. These doors will be moved apart to admit of the cotton being placed in the bale-box, and will be brought together to receive the pressure of the bale -when the latter is pressed up against them by the follower.

The toggle-joints for elevating the follower consist of the swinging bars K, suspended from the top of the main frame of the press, and the driver-bars L L, which are pivoted to the said bars K and to the follower. Two of these bars L are connected with each one of the bars K, so that there are four driver-bars pivoted lto the follower. These driver-bars do not conneet with the follower at a central point, but are extended across thebottom ofthe follower,

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and are pivoted at points adjacent to the corners ofthe latter, whereby their pressure will be more evenly distributed thereon, and the follower elevated more steadily.

Each bar K is provided with two mortises, K K', a wall or partition, M, being left between the said mortises, so as to form the inner side bearings of the bars L, which are pivoted between the partition thus formed and the platesN, that are rigidly secured to the bars K. This construction provides an exceedingly strongjoint, and. enables the same to withstand the great strain to which it is subjected. By means ot' the partition a central support is provided for the bars K, which, with the plates N, form sockets for the bars, which, beside the great strength imparted to the connections, serve to hold the bars in accurate position during operation.

Each bar K carries a pair of pulleys, P, at its lower end, the said pulleys having their axles journaled in bars or plates secured to the said bars K. A rope or chain, R, passes around these pulleys, so that when power is applied to'draw upon the free end of the rope the bars K of the toggle-joints will be drawn together, and hence the inner ends of the bars L will be raised and the follower thereby elevated. The follower is provided with vertical corner plates or bars, S, that work in guides T T, so as to guide the follower during its movement.

What I claim as my invention is- In combination with the bars K, loosely su pended from the top of the frame, and provided with mortises K and partitions M at their lower ends, the bars L, connected with the follower, the lower ends of said bars being pivoted in said nior'tises between the partition and plates N, and the pulleys P and ropes R, the whole adapted to operate substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of February, 1881.

LAWSON G. PEEL.

Witnesses:

J M. NORMAN, G. D. LowE. 

